Watch adapter



Dec. 29 1936. E, A E A 2,065,657

WATCH ADAPTER Filed Jan. 2, 1935 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE WATCH ADAPTER EdmundA. Coleman, New York, N. Y.

Application January 2, 1935, Serial No. 78

2 Claims. (01. 632) This invention relates to the manufacture of will bereadily perceived upon reference to the watches and more particularly tothe provision following specification and drawing, in which Fig. ofdevices for the adaptation of wrist watches of 1 is a perspective viewof a standard type of Wrist standard type for use as pocket or pendantwatch adapted for use with the invention; Figs.

watches in an extremely simple manner and with 2a and 2b illustrate inperspective the complethe production of a duplex article of pleasing andmentary accessory members which will adapt such ornamental appearance.watch for diiferent purposes; Fig. 3 is a rear view A watch adapted foruse as a wrist watch and of the watch of Fig. 1 with the accessorymembers as a pendant watch has heretofore been sugattached thereto; Fig.4 is a front view of the gested but the production of such a watchrewatch similarly assembled; Fig. 5 is a front View 10 quires a specialcasing with which special of a different type of standard Wrist watchwith coupling devices must be used. Such a structure modified novelcomplementary and ornamental is interesting as a novelty but lackscommercial members of the present invention attached; Fig.practicability for the reason that the special in- 6 is a rear view ofthe device of Fig. 5; and Fig. "I

teracting members required in order to accomis a detail in perspectivewith adjacent parts in 15 plish the desired interchangeability increasethe section, of one of the gudgeons with which I secost of the articleout of all proportion to the decure a strong and sturdy connectionbetween the mand for it. Moreover, it is diflicult to design a auxiliarymembers and the wrist Watch frame. watch casing and specialcomplementary coupling In Fig. l the watch case I0 is provided withoutmembers in such a, fashion that the alternative wardly extending lugsor tabs l2, I3, 22 and 23, 20 use of the assembly will not be apparentto the each provided with an opening II in which the observer, and awatch so designed, either when ends of pintles l4 and 24 are adapted tobe inused as a wrist watch or as a pendant watch, serted. This is awrist watch of the standard leaves telltale indications that it is infact only type now in use, the pintles l4 being constructed 25temporarily fitted for that p p n Other so that they yield or telescopeagainst a spring in 25 words, the fittings or connections necessary fororder to facilitate their insertion and removal in one use are at leastin part observable when the the openings H which serve as theirbearings. watch is being put to the alternative use, there- Around eachpintle the ordinary wrist watch strap y detracting om the appearance appeal of is passed and when the strap is in place the ast e co at osembly presents a neat and attractive appearance 30 I have discoveredthat it is possible to provide which shows very little of the structureconnecta coupling member and a complementary ornaing the strap with thewatch. mental member for use with the standard wrist To replace thestrap passing around the pintle, watch without the provision of aspecial casing, so I provide complementary members l5 and 25 that thewrist watch is changed in appearance shown in Figs. 2a and 2b, 3 and 4.Member I5 is 35 only when the accessory members are attached dpreferably of a fiat piece of metal having l'g t to chagge t into i hattractlive watchbfor its sides turned up as at I! in order to give thepoo e or pen an use. e coup ing mem member an appropriate depth,although he are ornamental in nature and are shaped to fill member maybe constructed of heavy metal 40 in the irregular outline of the watchcase and to tire1y At the top is provided an eyelet 15 and 40 impartthereto a substantially regular contour a ring to which a chain orribbon is adapted to havmg an attractlve and fimshed appearance beconnected. Along the lower edge of member The Ornamental are of sumclentbulk to [5 are provided slots l8 adapted to register with render theassembly su1table for use as a pocket the tabs '2 and '3 on the Watchcase Member watch b b d 25 is similarly constructed with overturned por-45 g z g gfg i gg g ga gi g i fi i 3 3 tion 2'! and slots 28 for thereception of lugs 22 be attached t0 and used with the type and designfjgg f fgg g g jg g g i i gg g of ordinary wrist watches, therebyefiectively on T, p 1 f th adapting them for either use. The accessorys? g and remova 0 e h invention are sim 1e in construcrespon mg pm 35:2:1 El a; lie very easily attac hed t and Integrally secured adJacentthe lower edge of tached from the wrist watch in order to enable memberand the upper edge of member 25 F gudgeons l 9 shaped as indicated inperspective in it to serve these dual functions. The objects andadvantages of the invention Fig. 7 and having an outwardly extending lip2| 55 adapted to extend over and contact against the side of the watchcasing. Through the opening in each of these members are inserted thepintles I4 and 24 and these pintles are compressed against theirinternal springs sufliciently to shorten them longitudinally and allowtheir ends to be brought in line with the openings in the lugs l2, I3,22 and 23, at which time they are released and the ends of the pintlesallowed to seat themselves in the openings in the lugs. This pintle andlug construction is, as I have previously indicated, well known in theart. The gudgeons or holding members fix the auxiliary members 15, 25,etc., in position and lips 2| prevent them from turning about theirpivots.

When the structure has been assembled, the result is similar to thatshown in Fig. 4 with coupling member l5 and pendant member 25 securelyattached to the watch and completely transforming it into a neat andattractive pocket or pendant watch, the alternative function of which isobservable only to the eye of an expert.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown front and rear views of another type ofwatch 3| in which the sides of the watch case are extended to form thelugs 32, 33, 42 and 43 in which appropriate openings are provided forthe insertion of pintles 34 and 54. These pintles are similar to thosepreviously described and are removed from and inserted into the gudgeonsl9 which are rigidly attached to the auxiliary members, and then snappedin place in the appropriate openings provided in the extending ends ofthe case. The result shown in Fig. 5 shows modified complementarymembers 35 and 45, the former being provided with an eyelet 35. Fig. 6shows the rear of such an assembly, the complementary members beingshown as constructed with flanged sides 31 similar to i? in Figs. 1-3.Such construction is illustrative merely of the manner in which anattractive assembly is formed which gives little indication of theidentity of the original watch.

It is apparent that when the watch is used as a wrist watch the standardwrist watch assembly is used, and there is no change in its structuralfeatures to mar its appearance. By a simple manipulation the strap orband of the wrist watch may be removed and the auxiliary members of thepresent invention substituted by attaching them to the standard strapfittings of the watch; which is thus changed into a pocket or pendantwatch of artistic appeal, giving little indication of its real identity.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In combination with a wrist watch having longitudinally yieldingpintles journaled in bearings provided at the sides of the watch case, acoupling member having a gudgeon integrally secured therewith, saidgudgeon being disposed about one of said pintles and having a lipextending outwardly and parallel to the adjacent side of the case'andthereby firmly positioning the coupling member with respect to the case,and a pendant member similarly attached to the opposite side of thecase, said coupling member and pendant thus transforming said watch froma wrist type into a pocket type.

2. In combination with a wrist watch having longitudinally yieldingpintles journaled in bearallel to and substantially contacting theadjacent side of the case, said auxiliary members being therebysubstantially fixedly positioned on said case and transforming the watchinto a pocket type watch.

EDMUND A. COLEMAN.

